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Criminal Prosecution Seminar

This guide is designed to help students in the Topics in Criminal Law & Procedure seminar with their research and writing.

Subscription Databases

Bloomberg Law: The Litigation & Dockets tab contains a webpage of Litigation Resources with links to sources such as federal and state court dockets, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and state laws.

To search for cases, click on “Search All Federal and State Court Dockets.” In the search box, Browse through the Select Topic drop-down menu and choose “Criminal Law” to limit your search to criminal cases. Bloomberg Law contains sources such as American Criminal Law Review, BNA Criminal Law Reports, BNA Criminal Law Reporter, and the Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology.

Lexis Advance: Browse Topics—Criminal Law and Procedure

Browse Sources—Texas—Search Criminal Law

Westlaw: Under Browse—Topics—Criminal Law, various resources are listed including Regulations, Secondary Sources, Forms, and Proposed & Enacted Legislation.

Criminal Law-Books of Interest

Criminal Procedure-Books of Interest